World War I Monument
The Miller County Men who served and are listed:
1918: In memory of the men from Bowie County, Texas and
Miller County, Arkansas who made the supreme sacrifice in
the service of their country in World War 1917-8. They and
their comrades fought not for selfish gain, nor for one foot
of territory, but for the highest ideal ever upheld by man - t
he peace of the world.
This monument is a symbol of the praise and gratitude
which they so justly merit and which shall be forever
accorded them by their countrymen.
The men of MILLER COUNTY, ARKANSAS who made the supreme
sacrifice during the World War I were:
Lansing M. Anthony, Charles W. Bennett, Dan M. Blankenship,
Robert Carter, E. Dillingham, Howard L. Fortson, Claude Graves,
Orley Hurd, Horace R. Johnson, Jarrett Law, George Lutner,
Collie Morrow, Wesley H. Oates, Steven Occles, Marvin K. Phelps,
Jesse Powell, L. H. Richardson, S. W. Swanger, Joe T. Wallace,
C. Winters,
Colored Men: Elijah Chaplain, Foster Davis, Melvin Hawkins,
Jesse Moore.
The men of BOWIE COUNTY, TEXAS, who made the supreme
sacrifice during the World War I were:
Frederick C. Ames, Claude E. Anderson, John Arthur Bearden,
Travis D. Cook, Amos Grady Compton, James H. Crompton,
John N. Edmon, Barney H. Gibson, Otis Henry, George Higgs,
J. G. Johnson,
Tobe Krause, Thomas W. Lewis, Charles E. Miller, John Harwell
Moore, John L. Morriss, Bruce F. McDugald, Burton P. Ochs,
John O. Pinkerton, Sam A. Puckett, James B. Red, Ike Russell,
Robert W. Shipley, John L. Steitler, Martin V. Tillman, Grove W.
Vernon, John C. Watts, Edwin K. White, Edward F. Wilson,
Clarence Williamson, Alexander Pierce Wisdom
Colored Men: Kirby Bill, Will Fields, Robert Pool, Orange
Ruskey, John Tyler, Ed Washington.
Erected by the Texarkana Memorial Unit, an organization of women
banded together to honor their loyalty, their service and their sacrifice,
in November 1936. From Both Miller and Bowie Counties, in Texarkana:
Norah P. Sanderson, Nanie K. Foreman, T. E. Fuller, Burney Back,
William Buchanan, Henry Moore Jr.,
W. R. Grim, J. E. Daniel, Andrew Rose, L. E. Kenney, J. A. Pondron,
A. C. Stuart, W. H. Arnold, E. W. Frost, C. L. Gabe, F. E. Pharr,
Maude Clark Steel, J. A. R. Mosley, Charles Adna Smith, B. E. Carter,
J. K. Wadley, James Hugh Anderson, L. C. Cargile.
On the monument an eagle stands atop a column bearing the inscription,
"Patriotism-Fidelity-Courage".
Seven benches in the park have inscriptions naming the outstanding
battles of World War I. They are:
Meuse-Argonne, St. Mihiel, Oise-Aisne, Alsne-Marne, Champagne-Marne,
Motdier-Noyan, Somme Offensive.
Submitted by: GVRichards@aol.com
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